This is a boring man. He makes little or no effort to motivate an interest in the material, and when he does try he fails utterly. He seems to assume we all have an interest in the topic incoming (maybe he should notice that the course is one of the ones on the list of pre-professional ones). He is extremely reliant on powerpoint slides, and about two-thirds of the class is taught by guest lecturers on assorted "specialty" topics. He has a penchant for asking some extremely broad questions, and then some very specific ones on other topics. But most of all, he is boring.